2025-2026年安徽省蚌埠市高二下学期英语期中试卷（含答案无听力音频含听力原文）

高二英语第二学期期中试卷I.听力（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatdoesthemanmean?It’sextremelycoldoutside.Theyshouldhaveeggsforsupper.It’sextremelyhotoutside.2.Whenistheman’sbirthday?A.April1st. B.April2nd. C.April3rd.3.WhathappenstoMary?She’sinhospital.Shemustlookafterhermother.She’slateforschool.4.Whoserecorderistheworst?A.Theman’s. B.Jack’s. C.Thewoman’s.5.Whendidthemangraduate?A.In1984. B.In1985. C.In1986.请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.WhendidthewomangotoseeKate?A.Aweekago. B.Twodaysago. C.Afewdaysago.7.WhatcanweknowaboutKate?She’stoobusytoseeadoctor.Thedoctor’sadvicedoeshernogood.Shehasn’tfullyrecoveredthoughshe’sseenadoctor.请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Howmanypeoplebecamehomelessasaresultofthestorm?A.Overtwohundred. B.Overfourteen. C.Aboutfifteen.9.WherewereMr.Smith’schildrenwhenthestormstarted?A.Inthebedroom.. B.Inthekitchen. C.Intheyard.10.WhydidMr.Smithgobackinsidetheirhouse?Togethismissingchild.Togetsomefood.Togetsomeclothes.II.单项填空：（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）Itisreportedthattwosuspectswerecaughtbythelocalpolice_______rarewildanimalsinthejungle.A.hunt B.tohunt C.hunted D.huntingCouldyoutellmewhoonearthpreventsourplans_______?A.carryingoutB.fromcarryingout C.tocarriedoutD.frombeingcarriedoutWhen_______atthedoor,Motherasked,“Whowasit?”A.knocking B.knockedC.someonewasknockingD.shewasknocking---Iregret_______youthatyoudidn’tdowellintheexamyesterday.---NowIregretnot_______youradvice.A.totell;toaccept B.telling;tohaveacceptedC.totell;havingaccepted D.telling;havingacceptedWasitforthatreason_______youdidn’tcometojoinusinthespeechcompetition?A.that B.why C.which D.what_______thatDingJunhui,an18-year-oldboy,wonthechampioninthe2005WorldSnookerChinaOpen.A.Thenewscomeshere B.HerecomesthenewsC.Thenewsherecomes D.HerethenewscomesIpersonallythink_______morelistening,speaking,readingandwritingisthekeyto_______ourEnglish.A.Doing;improveB.Todo;improve C.Do;improving D.Doing;improvingWhen_______aboutherhardlifeontheislandalonewithherlittleson,thewomanburstintotears.A.asking B.tobeasked C.asked D.toaskAllofthemembersintheclub_______thisconferencetobeasuccessfulone.A.hoped B.agreed C.expected D.suggestedToourgreatsurprise,theEnglisheveningorganizedbychildrenthemselves_______agreatsuccess.A.turnedon B.turnedout C.turnedto D.turnedupThisisthelargestclockintheworld,_______theminutehandissixmetreslong.A.whose B.which C.ofwhich D.itsIdidn’tgototheconcert,butIdowishI_______there.A.was B.were C.hadbeen D.havebeenThecitizensdemandstronglythataflyover_______wheretherearealotofroadblocksinourcity.A.needtobuild B.needbeingbuiltC.needtobebuilding D.needbuildingTheylosttheirwayintheforest,and______mademattersworsewasthatnightbegantofall.A.what B.it C.that D.which---DotheSmithslivenextdoortoyou?---No,butthey_______.A.usedto B.usedtodo C.usedtodoing D.usedtobeTheFriendshipHotel_______westayedatlastnightisverycomfortable.A.where B.which C.inwhich D.when_______softandsmooth,thesilkproducedbyusinganewtechniquesoldverywellinthemarket.A.Feeling B.Beingfelt C.Felt D.HavingfeltWhomwouldyourather_______theannualreportfortheproductionofourcompany?A.havewrite B.getwrite C.havetowrite D.getwritingTheordinary-lookingyoungfellowwasconsidered_______therightpersonforthisposition.A.being B.tobe C.astobe D.asbeingNobodyinourofficehassuchanexpensivecellphone_______.A.asthis B.ashe C.likethis D.likeheIII.完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）YesterdayeveningIwaswatchingtheeveningnewsonTV.Thenewswasaboutaprizeforscientificdiscoveries.The31saidsomethingthatcaughtmy32.“Allgreatdiscoveries,”hesaid,“aremadebypeoplebetweentheagesof25and30.”Beingalittleover30myself,Iwantedto33withhim.Nobodywantstothinkthathehaspassedtheageofmakingany34.ThenextdayIwenttothepubliclibrary,spendingseveralhours,and35tofindtheagesoffamouspeopleandtheirdiscoveries.Theannouncerwasright!First,Ilookedatsomeofthe36discoveries.Oneoftheearliest,thefamousonethat37thatbodiesofdifferentweights38atthesamespeed,wasmadebyGalileowhenhewas26.MadamCuriestartedherresearchthatledtoaNobelPrizewhenshewas28.Einsteinwas26whenhe39hisworld-changingTheoryofRelativity.Well,40ofthat.YetIwonderedifthose“bestyears”weretrueinother41.Thenhowaboutthisin42?Surelyitneedsthewisdomof43tomakeagoodleader.Perhapsitdoes,butlookwhenthesepeople44theircareers.WinstonChurchillwaselectedtotheHouseofCommonsattheageof26.AbrahamLincoln45thelifeofacountrylawyerandwaselectedtothegovernmentatwhatage?Twenty-six!Butwhydon’tbestyearscomeafter30?After30,I46,mostpeopledon’twanttotakerisksortrynewways.ThenIthoughtofpeople47ShakespeareandPicasso.The48waswritingwonderful49atthelateageof50,50thelatterwasstilltryingnewwaysofpaintingwhenhewas90!Perhapsthereisstillhopeforme.31.A.announcer B.conductor C.speaker D.hostess32.A.mind B.care C.attention D.surprise33.A.disagree B.talk C.meet D.advise34.A.chance B.discovery C.research D.fortune35.A.happened B.wanted C.succeeded D.managed36.A.last B.scientific C.oldest D.modern37.A.found B.proved C.doubted D.showed38.A.disappear B.move C.drop D.fall39.A.invented B.improved C.published D.made40.A.plenty B.enough C.much D.all41.A.fields B.science C.courses D.ages42.A.election B.politics C.leaders D.society43.A.age B.brain C.living D.leadership44.A.finished B.won C.started D.defeated45.A.led B.devoted C.began D.gaveup46.A.guess B.know C.believe D.agree47.A.as B.tobe C.like D.about48.A.first B.writer C.poet D.former49.A.painting B.idioms C.fiction D.works50.A.when B.while C.who D.afterIV.阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AHappybirthday!Dobirthdaysreallymakepeoplehappy?Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywewereborn.Besides,thatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity（成熟）---orsowehope.Weallliketoimaginethatwearegettingwiserandnotjustolder.Mostofusenjoyseeingthewonderofgrowthinothers,aswell.Forinstance,seeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelproud.ForAmericans,likepeopleinmostcultures,growingupisawonderfulprocess.Butgrowingold?Thatisadifferentstory.Growingoldisnotexactlypleasantforpeopleinyouth-oriented(以年轻人为中心)Americanculture.MostAmericansliketolookyoung,actyoungandfeelyoung.Astheoldsayinggoes,“You’reasyoungasyoufeel.”Olderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyare,ratherthanhowmanyyearsold.Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom.ButAmericansseemtofavorthosethatareyoung,oratleast“youngatheart.”ManyolderAmericansfindthe“goldenyears”tobeanythingbutgolden.Economically,“seniorcitizens”oftenstrugglejusttogetby.Retirementatage65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonalincome.Socialsecuritybenefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifference.Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutrition,medicalcare,andhousing.Someevenexperienceagediscrimination(区别).AmericansociologistPatMooreoncedresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedcitystreets.Shewasoftentreatedrudely---evencheatedandrobbed.However,dressedasayoungperson,shereceivedmuchmorerespect.Unfortunately,theelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast.Why?Peoplearelivinglonger.Fewerbabiesarebeingborn.Andmiddle-aged“babyboomers”arerapidlyenteringthegroupoftheelderly.Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkleare“in”.Marketingexpertsarereadynoticingthisgrowinggroupofconsumers.51.Growingupisawonderfulthingbecause______.A.peoplecancelebratetheirbirthdaysB.peoplecanbecomemorematureandwiserC.peoplecanreceivemanypresentsD.peoplewillfeelyoungeratheart52.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat______.A.youngpeoplelackexperienceandwisdomB.AmericanolderpeopleoftenjokeabouttheiroldageC.AmericancultureisveryyoungD.differentcountrieshavedifferentopinionsontheoldage53.Theunderlinedsentence(inparagraph3)means“______.”A.ThegoldenyearscanmaketheoldearnlotsofmoneyandreceivegoodmedicalcareB.TheoldpeopleinAmericaareleadingahardlifewithoutgoodnutrition,medicalcareorhousingC.TheoldinAmericahavetoretireattheageof65D.Americansocialsecuritybenefitsarenotgood54.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthattheunderlinedword“in”canbereplacedby______.A.seriousB.coolC.disappearingslowlyD.growingfastBWeatherReport(8:00a.m.December17—8:00a.m.December18)Influencedbyacoldfront,northernXinjiang,theeasternQinghai-TibetPlateau,andthenorthernandeasternpartsofHeilongjiangareexpectedtoexperiencelightsnowtoday.Drizzle(ashoweroffinerain)isforecastformostareasofSichuanandeasterncoastalareasofSouthChina.Northerlywindsofforce4-6areexpectedtoaffectwesternandsouthwesternInnerMongolia,andmostpartsofNortheastChinawhilenortherlywindsofforce5-7willsweepacrosstheBohaiSea,thenorthernpartsoftheYellowSea,theEastChinaSea,theTaiwanStraits,andthecentralandnorthernpartsoftheSouthChinaSea.WeatherforecastformajorChinesecitiesCityMax(C°)Min(C°)WeatherBeijing10-2clearChangchun0-6clearChangsha195clearChengdu94drizzleChongqing105overcastDalian123clearFuzhou18-12cloudyGuangzhou2315cloudyGuilin194clearHaikou1914overcastHangzhou185clearHarbin-3-8clearHongkong2116cloudyJinan143clear55.Accordingtotheweatherreport,weknowitdoesn’traininthefollowingareasexcept______. A.Xinjiang B.Qinghai-Tibet C.Heilongjiang D.Chengdu56.FromDecember17toDecember18,ifyougoto______,youmaybecaughtinthesnow.NorthernXingjiangandTibetSichuanandSouthChinaInnerMongoliaandHeilongjiangQinghaiandSichuan57.OnDecember17,theEastChinaSeawillbesweptby______.acoldfront B.lightsnownortherlywindsofforce4 D.northerlywindsofforce5-758.ThetemperatureinHarbinMin(C°)is______lowerthanthatinGuangzhouMin(C°). A.23 B.31 C.26 D.7CFailureisprobablythemostfatiguing(令人疲劳)experienceapersoneverhas.Thereisnothingmoretiredthannotsucceeding,beingblocked,notmovingahead.Itisanevilcircle.Failurecausesfatigue,andfatiguemakesithardertogettowork,whichaddstothefatigue.Weexperiencethistirednessintwomainways:start-upfatigueandperformancefatigue.Intheformercase,wekeepputtingoffataskthatweareforcedtotakeup.Eitherbecauseitistooboringorbecauseitistoodifficult,weavoidit.Andthelongerweputitoff,themoretiredwefeel.Suchstart-upfatigueisveryreal,althoughnotactuallyphysical,notsomethinginourmusclesandbones.Thecureisobvious,thoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:willpowerexercise.ThemomentIfindmyselfturningawayfromajob,orputtingitunderapileofthingsIhavetodo,Iclearmydeskofeverythingelseandattackthedifficultitemfirst.Topreventstart-upfatigue,alwaystreatthemostdifficultjobfirst.Performancefatigueismoredifficulttohandle.Herewearewillingtogetstarted,butwecan’tseemtodothejobright.Itsdifficultiesappeartobeinsurmountableandhoweverhardwework,wefailagainandagain.Themountingexperienceoffailurecarrieswithitanever-increasingburdenofmentalfatigue.Insuchasituation,IworkashardasIcan,andthenlettheunconsciousnesstakeover.59.Whichofthefollowingcanbecalledanevilcircle?A.Success---tiredness---success---tirednessB.Failure---tiredness---failure---tirednessC.Failure---success---failure---successD.Success---failure---success---failure60.Accordingtothepassage,whenkeepingputtingoffatask,wecanexperience______.A.failure B.performancefatigue C.start-upfatigue D.unconsciousness61.Toovercomestart-upfatigue,weneed______.A.doingexercise B.prevention C.strongmusclesD.strongwillpower62.Theunderline“insurmountable”(inthelastparagraph)probablymeans“______”.A.toodifficulttoovercome B.easytounderstandC.imaginary D.knowntoeveryoneDThenoisemadebytouristboatsforwhale-watchingmaybecausingcommunicationproblemsforthewhales,sayresearchersinastudyinNaturethisweek.Whale-watchingisapopulartouristactivityinareaswheregroupsofkillerwhaleslive,andoftendozensofboats,filledwithtouristswhowanttowatchthebeautifulanimalsrollthroughthewaves,gowhale-watchingeachday.Unfortunately,theenginesoftheboatsmakealotofnoise.Thewhalestravelingroups,calledpods,andcommunicatewitheachotherthroughsoniccallsthatsomescientistsrefertoassinging.Thesoundsoftheboatenginesmaybecreatingtoomuchbackgroundnoiseforthewhalesinthepodstobeabletoheareachotherwell.Asaresult,saytheresearchers,whaleshavestartedtosingforlongerthantheyusedto,kindoflikeapersonshoutingtoafriendinanoisyroom.Theresearcherslistenedtorecordingsofwhalecallsmadebetweenfifteenandtwenty-fiveyearsago,beforewhale-watchingbecamepopular,andcomparedthemtomorerecentrecordingsmadenowthatwhale-watchinghasbecomepopular.Sincescientistsdon’tyetunderstandthewhales’calls,theydon’tknowwhatthewhalesaresaying,buttheythinkitmaybecommunicationofhuntingorbreeding(繁殖)information.Someexpertsworrythatallthiswhale-watchingnoisemayhaveabadeffectonthewhalepopulationinthelongrun,sincethenoisemaybedrowningoutimportantcommunicationaboutmates(配偶)orfood.ThekillerwhalesstudiedwerethoseoffthecoastofWashingtonstate.Thepopulationofkillerwhalesinthatareahasbeendecreasingforseveralyears,butscientistsarenotsurewhy.63.Accordingtothetext,thewhalessinglongerthanbeforeprobablybecause______.A.theirhearingisweakening B.touristsonboatsmaketoomuchnoiseC.theyarepleasedtoseethetourists D.theyhavedifficultypassingonmessages64.Whichofthefollowingisthepossibleresultofwhale-watching?Fewerfishintheocean.Misunderstandingbetweenthewhales.Reducednumberofthewhalesinthearea.Seriouswaterpollutionalongthecoast.65.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?Recentadvancesinthestudyofwhalepopulation.Newexplanationsforwhalesinging.Whale-watchingdisturbswhalelife.Whale-watchingbecomespopularinWashingtonstate.V.单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）66.Everyoneexperiencesculturalshockinonewayoranotherwhenhegoestoliveinanewplace.Butsoonerorlaterhewilla________tothelifethere.67.Althoughpeoplewithdisabilitiesmighthavetodependonotherpeopleforsomethings,withtherightattitudeandhardwork,itispossibletoliveani________life.68.Itcostmeagreatdeal,butIdon’tr________spendingayeartravelingaroundtheworld.69.Shefelte________whenaskedwhethersheneededhelpdressing.70.Clairefeltshewasthehappiestwomanintheworldwhentheprinced________hisloveforheraheadofallthepeopleattheparty.71.Thehighcostofa________makeslifehardforhiminLondon.Sohehastorentaflattogetherwithsomeotherstudents.72.Whenherbrotherandotherstudentswentonthejourneywithoutherlastnight,shehadafeelingofbeinga________andcriedallnightinherroom.73.Everyonewantedtotaketheopportunitytoseewhalesatcloser________onthewhalewatchingtour.Unfortunately,theysawonlyonewhaleinthedistance.74.Hed________hissuitcasealongtheplatform.Theyweretooheavytocarry.75.Hiscolorisn’tr________towhetherhe’sagoodteacher.Weshouldn’tjudgeastrangerbyhisappearance.VI.短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Whentheworldentersthe21stcentury,thedevelopmentinthe 76.____________scienceandtechnologywillbringusmanymorenewhopesand 77.____________chanceswehaveneverimaginedbefore.Peopleareexpectinghave 78.____________apeacefulandhighlydevelopingworld.Tocatchupwiththenew 79.____________developmentandtobesuccessinthenewcenturytheyounger 80.____________generationisrequiredtopossessdifferentkindofskillsandabilities, 81.____________suchlikethecomputerscienceandtheEnglishlanguage.82.____________Besidesonewillbeleftbehind.Youngpeopleshould 83.____________studyevenhardatschoolandpreparethemselvesmentallyand 84.____________physicallytomeetwiththechallengeofthenewcentury. 85.____________VII.书面表达（共1小题，满分10分）李华是家里唯一的孩子，随父母来到美国已有半个月了，但他感到烦恼。请你根据下面提供的有关信息以李华为名用英语给当地报纸写一封信，请求帮助。父母忙于工作和学习；单独在家，整天与电视为伴；没有朋友，感到孤独；请求帮助。注意：（1）信的开头与结尾已给出，不计词数；（2）词数：80个左右。January12th,2005DearEditor,I’mwritingtoyouforhelp.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二学期高二英语期中试卷答卷Class_______________No.__________Name________________________V.单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）66.a67.i68.r69.e70.d71.a72.a73.r74.d75.rVI.短文改错（共10小题，满分10分）Whentheworldentersthe21stcentury,thedevelopmentinthe 76.____________scienceandtechnologywillbringusmanymorenewhopesand 77.____________chanceswehaveneverimaginedbefore.Peopleareexpectinghave 78.____________apeacefulandhighlydevelopingworld.Tocatchupwiththenew 79.____________developmentandtobesuccessinthenewcenturytheyounger 80.____________generationisrequiredtopossessdifferentkindofskillsandabilities, 81.____________suchlikethecomputerscienceandtheEnglishlanguage.82.____________Besidesonewillbeleftbehind.Youngpeopleshould 83.____________studyevenhardatschoolandpreparethemselvesmentallyand 84.____________physicallytomeetwiththechallengeofthenewcentury. 85.____________VII.书面表达（共1小题，满分10分）January12th,2005DearEditor,I’mwritingtoyouforhelp.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHuaI.1.CBCBA6.CCABAII.11.DDCCA16.BDCCB21.CCDAA26.BAABAIII.31.ACABD36.BBDCA41.ABACD46.ACDDBIV.51.BDBD55.DADA59.BCDA63.DCCV.66.adapt67.independent68.regret69.embarrassed70.declared71.accommodation72.abandoned73.range74.dragged75.relevantVI.76.inthe→in77.√78.expecting→expectingto79.developing